U.S. Election '08: Race to the Conventions

[ICantSpellDawg]

I'm really loving all of the articles coming out attacking the Clintons as monsters and "a Horror film that never ends"

notably Noonan, Hitchens, Sullivan, Dowd, etc.

FINALLY the people are talking about how absurd it is.


PS - MITT ROMNEY VP '08!!!!!!!!!!

[Seamus Fermanagh]

PS - MITT ROMNEY VP '08!!!!!!!!!!

Don't think so TSM. Florida's governor or that lass from Ohio. Those are the swing states Johnny MUST have to win and Romney doesn't poll particularly strongly in either.

Add in the degree of loathing many of the establishment have for him -- which perplexes me, personally -- and I think your lad is out of contention.

[Lemur]

This is pretty hilarious. So first Hillary bangs the drum that Obama is not ready for executive power. Then she screams that she wants him for her VP, even though I guess he's not ready for it. Then this:

Howard Wolfson, Clinton's chief spokesman, said during a conference call with reporters that Clinton would not pick a running mate who has not met the “national security threshold” — as Clinton’s military advisers and Wolfson put it on the call — but that it is possible Obama could meet that threshold by this summer's Democratic convention.

In other words, once Hillary has the nomination, in three months Obama will magically be able to pass the "national security threshold." I guess he'll have to go to night classes or something.

[Lemur]

These campaign ads are just getting trippier. Here's McCain's latest -- it's pretty good, but I'm unclear on what the images of galaxies and nebulae have to do with being POTUS. And the Churchill comparison isn't as apt as could be -- I'm sure if Al Qaeda wanted to fight us on the streets, we'd be overjoyed. And we'd win in about one hour. The whole problem of a terrorist opponent is that he does not want to fight you on the beaches, in the hills, on the streets, etc.

will.i.am has another Obama video, rather less interesting than the first one. Boring, in fact. The whole thing looks and feels like a testimonial to the power of the Gap. Or Axe Body Spray, but then, the Axe ads are much funnier.

No interesting videos from Hillary this week. I assume everybody's seen the unspeakably creepy Jack Nicholson video ...

[Tristrem]

so it looks like Obama won mississippi tonight, no surprise there.

What i thought was interesting is the the other results that cnn is projecting Obama won the most delegates in Texas with the caucus results added to the primary results. link - http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/...ign/index.html

They said he won 99 delegates to the 94 that Clinton won. Interesting, i wonder how this will get spun by the media? Did Clinton lose Texas, or did Obama reap the benefits of the wacky Texas system?


I think it's great, it's just karma kicking Billary's butt once again, this time for that use of the dirty 3 a.m. add.

[ICantSpellDawg]

Congratulations Barack.

PS - Romney's page is back up at www.mittromney.com

There has been a bit of jabber about him being picked for VP - I'm gonna put my money on him. I'M TOTALLY PSYCHED!

I'll campaign hard for him and McCain.

[LittleGrizzly]

Congratulations Barack.

PS - Romney's page is back up at www.mittromney.com

There has been a bit of jabber about him being picked for VP - I'm gonna put my money on him. I'M TOTALLY PSYCHED!

I'll campaign hard for him and McCain.

Just out of interest how do you think Romney as VP would improve McCain ? would there be a change of McCain's policys with Romney or is it just someone you trust share some values with being in influence ?

[Ronin]

I assume everybody's seen the unspeakably creepy Jack Nicholson video ...

I had noticed.....check out my post on the previous page...

post nº 335

[Lemur]

A more in-depth look at the Republicans-for-Hillary phenomenon ...

Now that their nomination race is over, Republicans will feel freed up to vote in Democrat contests, meaning that the summons to cross party lines by Mr Limbaugh, who has a weekly audience of at least 14 million, could play a significant part in deciding the next US president.

Exit polls in Texas and Ohio show that nine per cent of voters in both were self-declared Republicans.

Last week Mrs Clinton's share of that vote more than doubled. In nine previous open primaries, no more than six per cent of voters were Republicans, and Mr Obama won overwhelmingly each time, with one exception.

Laura Kreissl, an accounting professor who was volunteering at precinct 307 in Canyon, a town 20 miles south of Amarillo, said she was "stunned" when the first person she checked in said "Rush Limbaugh sent me".

"He said: 'I am voting for Hillary Clinton but I want to see the Democrats implode'. As I sat there for 12 hours you hear people rattling on, and a great many mentioned Rush Limbaugh," she said.

[ICantSpellDawg]

A more in-depth look at the Republicans-for-Hillary phenomenon ...

Now that their nomination race is over, Republicans will feel freed up to vote in Democrat contests, meaning that the summons to cross party lines by Mr Limbaugh, who has a weekly audience of at least 14 million, could play a significant part in deciding the next US president.

Exit polls in Texas and Ohio show that nine per cent of voters in both were self-declared Republicans.

Last week Mrs Clinton's share of that vote more than doubled. In nine previous open primaries, no more than six per cent of voters were Republicans, and Mr Obama won overwhelmingly each time, with one exception.

Laura Kreissl, an accounting professor who was volunteering at precinct 307 in Canyon, a town 20 miles south of Amarillo, said she was "stunned" when the first person she checked in said "Rush Limbaugh sent me".

"He said: 'I am voting for Hillary Clinton but I want to see the Democrats implode'. As I sat there for 12 hours you hear people rattling on, and a great many mentioned Rush Limbaugh," she said.

Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Any Republican who would consider Hillary is the worst kind of Republican. Good Riddance.